presignify

verb

Definition of presignifynext
as in to portend

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignify
  1. portend
  2. indicate
  3. divine
  4. foresee
  5. anticipate
  6. betoken
  7. foreshadow
  8. warn
Verb
  • The heart with an arrow through it portended a $39.99 vinyl drop ($57 after tax and shipping).
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Share [Findings] The birth of a white buffalo fulfilled a Lakota prophecy portending better times.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of portend
Verb
  • Most notably, multiple reports indicated the Red Sox could include Casas in a deal for a frontline starting pitcher.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The latest move, however, indicates Khan’s support waned.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of indicate
Verb
  • Known as the master of mind games, The Amazing Kreskin would perform his favorite mind tricks for his fans — whether correctly guessing a playing card chosen at random, or, most famously, divining where his paycheck had been planted among the audience.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Cooper asked again, trying to divine a core message.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of divine
Verb
  • Correspondent Martha Teichner accompanied Blinken overseas to discuss the Biden administration foreign policy report card, and what Blinken foresees as a new administration takes over.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Their comprehensive expertise enabled them to foresee challenges, improvise solutions and harmonize the diverse elements of a structure into cohesive, enduring masterpieces.
    Francesco Iorio, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of foresee
Verb
  • Meteorologists anticipate strong Santa Ana winds to persist for another week, elevating the risk of more wildfires and the rapid growth of active blazes.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At that point, analysts anticipate that the fund would only be enough to pay roughly 80 percent of what beneficiaries are owed.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of anticipate
Verb
  • Both the hosting of the Games and the adoption of the euro in 2001 seemed to betoken an unaccustomed self-confidence, optimism and national pride among Greeks.
    Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The book betokens an acceptance of ever-encroaching mortality.
    Christina Cacouris, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of betoken
Verb
  • Daniel Spoerri’s Crap Chancellery showcases two piles of poop on pedestals that foreshadow today’s emoji fascination.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Audiences may never have a definitive answer, but Chase has made many indications that Tony never made it out of that diner. Were clues about the finale foreshadowed in The Sopranos?
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of foreshadow
Verb
  • Researchers warned that, as temperatures rise, humans should prepare for more diarrhea.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Still, some experts warned of the terrorism risks presented by self-driving cars, including the possibility of a hack that could override the navigation system and send the car into a crowd.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of warn
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